Plurals Presentation

The KS2Gems 2020 presentation on plurals is an educational resource tailored for Year 4 students to understand how plurals are formed in the English language. The PowerPoint presentation is divided into sections, each providing whole-class input, group and paired activities, as well as independent tasks to cater to the varying needs of a class. Teachers have the discretion to adjust the level of support provided during these activities. The presentation covers the basics of what a plural is and explains the general rules for forming plurals, such as adding 's' or 'es', and specific cases involving words ending in 'y', 'f', 'fe', and 'o'. It also touches upon irregular plurals, compound words, and words of foreign origin.

Among the rules highlighted, the presentation discusses the transformation of singular nouns to plural by adding 's' to most nouns, including those ending with an 'e', and by adding 'es' to words ending in 'ch', 'sh', 's', 'ss', 'x', 'z', and 'zz'. It also explains the change from 'y' to 'ies' for words ending with a consonant before 'y', the conversion of 'f' or 'fe' to 'ves', and the addition of 's' or 'es' to words ending in 'o', noting that there are exceptions to these rules. The presentation includes activities with answers to reinforce learning, spelling lists for practice, and explains that some nouns have the same form in both singular and plural, while others only appear in plural form. The resource is designed to make the learning of plurals engaging and comprehensive for students.